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Exaggerate procedures?

canjen — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 08:23:57 +0000

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Hello Doctor,

I can hear a deeper hum that has roughly, if not the same, pitch throughout all my vocalized pitches. It becomes more apparent when I close my mouth to mute off the mouth's resonance. Is that the resonance produced by the pharynx? Does the length of the vocal tract also affect this pitch?
(Sorry for going off tangent here, but how effective is speech therapy in raising the pharynx resonance, if at all?)

I am curious whether the thyrohyoid elevation procedure (if that is the one which addresses this issue) could be exaggerated/amplified to raise a whole octave, not just a few pitches, to reach an unmistakable female tone than a woman with a deep voice? What are the additional risks?
This is a major concern since it is probably the way a male and female voice is differentiated.

I am 26 years old with an average male voice.

Presurgery speech therapy

soleera — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 09:08:44 +0000

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Transgender voice

Hi Dr. Thomas

I was wondering how long you like clients to attend speech therapy before undergoing feminisation laryngoplasty? I have just started seeing a speech therapist, and it would be good to know what sort of timeframe I should be looking at if I were to decide on a surgical solution.

Thanks for your help!

Transgender voice change

lucyspence — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 22:25:25 +0000

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Transgender voice

I am a girl that wishes to get a male voice. If I scedual aappointment, can this doctor change my voice to a male, deep voice?

Visit from Australia?

serinjameson — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 08:43:18 +0000

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Transgender voice

Heya Doc,
Just wondering what the procedures for an oversea's potential patient would be? In terms of Referrals and other info that could be sent before coming over the ocean.
I'm 21 years old, MTF, with a naturally deep voice that I've managed to raise up to the 175-220hz mark over the last year, though I still struggle...
I'd like to be able to eliminate the deeper range from my voice and thus hopefully fix the problems I have with incidental noises ect ect.

Danke :)

How do I play the voice samples?

SarahDippitty — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 03:27:53 +0000

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Transgender voice

Hi,
I had Feminization Laryngoplasty with Dr. Thomas in August of 2005.
I was reading on another forum about a surgery that Dr. T. is now doing called Thyrohyoid elevation,
And I tried to listen to some of the voice samples on his web page.
Unfortunately I cannot get any of the samples to play.
Is there something that I need to know about the links?

Thanks in advance,

Hugs and Smiles,
Sarah in Washington

Voice training and femlar

Radio4545 — Mon, 21 May 2012 07:42:55 +0000

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Transgender voice

I am currently saving up for femlar and have been trying to train my voice in the meantime. My throat feels strained and hurts after talking in a higher pitch. Am i causing damage by maybe trying too hard when training my voice? Would i be better off just talking in my normal voice and wait for the surgery or is throat pain normal when doing voice training? I dont want to wreck anything in there and would hate to do anything that would compromise the outcome of the femlar procedure down the road. I look forward to your response.

Singing after Feminization laryngoplasty

only.for.fun.stuff22 — Mon, 07 May 2012 06:23:00 +0000

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Transgender voice

Hello Doctor Thomas,

I was curious to know if after having a surgery like feminization laryngoplasty, if singing would still be possible. More importantly would my singing voice be in a female pitch? Singing has always been a very big part of my male life and I would like to bring my gift with me in my new life. My style of singing is very soulful/R&B/Pop (Beyonce, Joss Stone, Christina). I've attempted in the past to train my voice to so that I may sing more feminine, but to no avail. My voice just sounded strained and "Minne mouse" like. My regular talking voice sounds very feminine, but can become rather raspy very quickly even just talking at a normal indoors volume. At times my talking voice can become little bassy as I unintentional start to relax the muscles. Also sneezing and throat and coughing can become a rather embrasssing activity if I'm not careful. So I'm rather interested in this surgery. Thank you for your time and can't wait for your reply.

-Monica

Is it possible

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 21:21:13 +0000

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Transgender voice

I am a 25yrs man.I am live in India(West Bengal,Calcutta). I live like a normal man. my behavior and activities like a man. but my problem is, my voice like female. it is very unfortunate for me. I feel very sad when I received a phone calls or something.the unknown person called me madam.my friend and other people misbehave me. then I feel very sad. this time I feel I commit suicide. because I live like man and I am not a woman.when I was 17-18 yrs old this problem was started.my voice was choked. few month later it something clear but my voice was like female.I am not know medical terms or languages so I written in simple language.is it possible to change my voice quality like man ? please help me sending a suggestion or medical help.

I hope it is possible. please save me.

Tracheal shave

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 21:19:51 +0000

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Transgender voice

My girlfriend is transitioning and she is looking at a tracheal shave and voice modification. She already had a consult with Toby Mayer from The Beverly Hills Institute, and wanted a second opinion and option. I know it varies and usually requires a consult, but would your rate be any different than his quoted $8,200 or so for those procedures? We obviously want the best possible care, but also aren't made of money (as is probably the case with many younger transitioning mtf transgenders.

Thanks so much,

Sage

Trans male voice

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 21:08:22 +0000

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Transgender voice

Dear Dr. Thomas,

Do you work with transgender men whose voices have not sufficiently dropped on hormone replacement therapy?

Thank you